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Nine House Republicans voted against naming a North Carolina post office after poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou Tuesday afternoon, the latest example of the polarization surrounding even the most mundane proceedings on Capitol Hill , particularly around issues of race. The vote was

The Obama administration’s decision to rename North America’s highest summit from Mount McKinley to its traditional Native American name, Denali, has divided lawmakers along geographical lines. Many lawmakers from McKinley’s home state of Ohio were furious with the announcement Sunday, while

NOTABLES --BY THE NUMBERS: Bernie Sanders is closing in. That's the latest from a new poll released in Iowa over the weekend, showing Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton leading Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders by only 7 percentage points, 37 percent to 30 percent. The Des Moines

Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving Republican currently in the House of Representatives, was reprimanded today by the House Ethics Committee, which ruled he violated House rules by improperly using campaign funds for personal use and accepting gifts without proper disclosure. After a 14-month ...

By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES IN THE HOT SEAT: President Obama’s pick for a key national security post is set to be grilled on Capitol Hill today over allegations of misconduct, specifically that he “personally facilitated and assisted” the approval of a visa application for...

Republican leaders have repeatedly warned party members against harsh immigration rhetoric following a dismal showing with Latino voters in November, but the message doesn't seem to have resonated with some in the GOP. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), for example, just compared undocumented immigrants to

As Amanda Knox tries to put her murder trial behind her, an Italian court ruled this week that the American student should be retried for the 2007 murder of her roommate. Click through to read Knox's reaction and to catch up on the week's top stories. 'She Thought This Was the End of a Nightmare'